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Title: Best video game music?
Post by: Nightstar699 on August 03, 2009, 03:34:53 am
What game do you think has the best music and whats your favorite song? I think that its taking to the air, the stage 1 music from terminator on the sega cd.
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Post by: japanfreak on August 03, 2009, 05:04:11 am
Of course... The Zelda theme! I love the hyrule castle theme in LttP too! And the airship from metaknight when everyone is superscared of kirby. And the gusty garden galaxy in SMG... Well, I love most of Nintendo's songs. I love em all :P
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Post by: Rogles on August 03, 2009, 08:17:26 am
Uh.. Touhou is good.
Yeah I got nothing. :P
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Post by: UglyJoe on August 03, 2009, 08:27:18 am
I've always loved the Space Harrier soundtrack.

I like the Valkyrie Profile soundtrack as well, although it's not really chippy at all.
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Post by: Rogles on August 03, 2009, 08:33:41 am
Well this is a remix, but it's a pretty good example of a Touhou song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSh0b4VD5AA&feature=channel
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Post by: nurd on August 03, 2009, 08:51:00 pm
"Tetris" Whatever the song is called, it has a K in it.
Dr Mario song Fever.
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Post by: b1aCkDeA7h on August 03, 2009, 09:26:10 pm
I'm partial to a lot of Kirby's Adventure songs. A good friend of mine spearheaded OCRemix's Rise of the Star Kirby's Adventure Remix Project.
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Post by: Pikkon on August 04, 2009, 07:28:10 am
Dark World theme from Link To The Past and other favorite from the top of my head is Marble Zone from Sonic.
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Post by: PatMan33 on August 04, 2009, 09:02:11 am
I second Kirby's Adventure. That was a great soundtrack, especially so considering the technology. Also, Chrono Trigger is absolutely fantastic.
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Post by: DDCecil on August 04, 2009, 09:12:04 am
Best Soundtrack - a tie between Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (PC Engine/TG-CD and the Oath in Felghana for PC) and Gitaroo Man (PS2/PSP).

Favorite single song from a game - Bloody Tears from any Castlevania
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Post by: Rogles on August 04, 2009, 11:37:06 am
Yeah Konami is one of the kings of music. Contra.
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Post by: L___E___T on August 04, 2009, 12:09:27 pm
Wow, hard question.  For me it is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25QXnhVijQ
Title: Re: Best video game music?
Post by: Jollie on August 04, 2009, 12:20:26 pm
depends on my mood. Sonic CD has some great music in it but so does LOZ:OOT.
i like the fact that the sonic cd for PC can play all the music from past present and future on a cd player.
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Post by: nintendodork on August 04, 2009, 02:30:17 pm
So can the Sega CD version.
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Post by: satoshi_matrix on August 04, 2009, 03:25:12 pm
whenever I get around to not being so lazy, I'm going to post my top 50ish VG tracks on youtube.
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Post by: JC on August 04, 2009, 03:47:34 pm
[why do all of your posts have a different subject line from everyone else's posts? Makes it more difficult to know what a thread's about, especially when the subject is changed to "No subject."]
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Post by: UglyJoe on August 04, 2009, 03:50:02 pm
[He's changing the Subject: line after he hits reply.  It's annoying, but I haven't PM'd him about it since he's technically not breaking any rules.]
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Post by: Jollie on August 04, 2009, 07:14:42 pm
@nintendodork

no the sega cd version only play present and future tracks that were encoded in redbook audio. the sega
cd past tracks were encoded differently so they do not appear on the sega cd version only the PC.
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Post by: Byron on August 05, 2009, 06:29:43 pm
Right now I'm digging (heh, pun) the Mole Mania music. I've been humming it all day.
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Post by: son_ov_hades on August 05, 2009, 07:26:54 pm
I don't think it gets any better than Street Fighter 2, especially Ken's stage.
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Post by: satoshi_matrix on August 10, 2009, 10:43:18 pm
I would say everything from Donkey Kong Country 2. Bramble Blast, Hot Head Hop, Kremlin Mines, oh man. Dive Wise as his best.
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Post by: xyzzy32 on August 11, 2009, 09:14:40 am
Castlevania series (esp. Symphony of the Night)
SNES Sim City
Donkey Kong Country Series (esp. 2)
Zelda series (esp. Majora's Mask)
That's all that comes to mind at the moment.
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Post by: keiffer01 on August 11, 2009, 08:25:30 pm
The Ace Attorney games have a GREAT soundtrack. I also found Famicom Tantei Club 2 on SNES had great music. Resident Evil 5's the Mercenairies song is also very good and intense. :P
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Post by: X on August 11, 2009, 08:26:12 pm
i'll have this pick  ;D

- Breath of Fire III (Playstation)
- Ninja Ryukenden 3 (Famicom)
- Rockman 3 (Famicom)
- Rockman X4 (Playstation)
- Sonic 3 (Megadrive)
- Final Fantasy VI (Super Famicom)

there are 3 of 3's of the following  :o
Title: Re: Best video game music?
Post by: Rogles on August 12, 2009, 02:40:43 am
Most tracks from Rockman 2.
I especially like Wily Stages 1/2 and 3/4's themes.
Title: Re: Best video game music?
Post by: Toneman on August 13, 2009, 08:32:51 am
I do have to say, I've left alot of PC Engine games on sitting for a half hour listening to them over and over, same goes for Rockman and Forte boss battle (Super Famicom version)
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Post by: Rogles on August 13, 2009, 09:55:04 am
Oh yeah, PC Engine has great music. My favorite version of The Power of Anger(ya know, Salamander stage 1?) is the PCE one.
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Post by: FamicomFreak on August 16, 2009, 11:19:09 pm
Here are some of my favorites...

Chorno Trigger, Super Adventure Island, Final Fantasy 1-7, Grandia 1-2, and most Mega Man games before the power battle crap started...
Title: Re: Best video game music?
Post by: manuel on August 16, 2009, 11:35:13 pm
I love music from "A Link to the Past", "Secret of Mana" and "Wind Waker".
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Post by: LocalToast on August 17, 2009, 09:06:07 pm
Don't deny that Contra 4 has some totally BA songs.
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Post by: japanfreak on August 19, 2009, 11:04:01 am
Dont forget one of the best soundtracks ever... DR MARIO CHILL!
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Post by: earthquakejake on August 25, 2009, 07:10:32 pm
DOOOOOOOOOOM  for the snes has the best sound for a system besides the computers version
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Post by: senseiman on August 26, 2009, 07:00:28 pm
Yeah, I second Dr. Mario Chill.

Another good one is actually a combination of music and in-game sound effects.  In the game "Banana" the sound the character makes when he walks just goes perfectly with the game music. 
Title: Re: Best video game music?
Post by: Nightstar699 on August 27, 2009, 03:57:46 pm
Quote from: senseiman on August 26, 2009, 07:00:28 pm
In the game "Banana" the sound the character makes when he walks just goes perfectly with the game music. 


I love Banana! Great game. Also for the famicom, Choujin Sentai Jetman has a great soundtrack. And Mighty morphin power rangers for the Super Nintendo.
Title: Re: Best video game music?
Post by: turbo D on August 28, 2009, 05:24:31 am
I really enjoy AirZonk's music on the TurboGrafx-16. You can check it out in Black Tiger's video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9QLM2o200w
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Post by: MS-DOS4 on August 30, 2009, 03:19:33 pm
I love the mellow music from Animal Crossing, gamecube version mostly.
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Post by: EarthwormJim55 on August 31, 2009, 06:14:35 am
quickman from megaman 2
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Post by: Hekomatsu on August 31, 2009, 07:08:12 am
Pro Pinball: TimeShock!'s music
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Post by: cubelmariomadness on September 08, 2009, 05:29:07 pm
I totally second  msdos4 there. I love Animal Crossing! :)
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Post by: nensondubois on September 11, 2009, 06:55:47 pm
Snes music overload! (Too many Snes games to list!)
Game Boy Music overload!
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Game Boy Gallery Musics (Soundtrack CD with arranged versions)
Animal Crossing
Title: Re: Best video game music?
Post by: L___E___T on September 16, 2009, 02:34:34 pm
I love Shinobi and Kunoichi (Nightshade) from PS2.  They are also very 8 bit in their approach to gameplay and I love that still.

Hard games sure, but you get the same sense of achievement finishing them that you do from Rockman 2 etc and the music is just as good if not better.
You'll certainly have it burned to memory by the time you finish them!


http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BD2D6432FE8202EB&search_query=shinobi+soundtrack+ps2

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Title: Re: Best video game music?
Post by: cubelmariomadness on September 16, 2009, 05:22:52 pm
Also, Bignose the caveman has some nice tunes.
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Post by: nintendodork on September 16, 2009, 05:46:06 pm
I think all (or at least most) Camerica games have cool music.
Title: Re: best video game music?
Post by: Nightstar699 on September 16, 2009, 05:49:17 pm
On the topic of shinobi, shinobi 3 for genesis has a badass soundtrack.
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Post by: L___E___T on September 19, 2009, 05:17:20 pm
yeah I especially liked the surfing level, there's an ace OCREMIX of it
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Post by: Jedi Master Baiter on September 19, 2009, 06:21:57 pm
Journey to Silius had one of the best music soundtracks of all time! One of the best soundtracks of all time![/kanyewest]
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Post by: L___E___T on September 19, 2009, 06:40:27 pm
I agree!  and Off Topic I know, but we have to keep the kanye thing going!

(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2009/09/kanye.jpg)

I guess Pokemon has good music too ;)
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Post by: nensondubois on September 20, 2009, 01:07:59 pm
I want the Intellivision in Hi-Fi soundtrack since it has the Snafu City remix. I hate Kanye West's music (hip-hop).
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Post by: Jedi Master Baiter on September 20, 2009, 04:45:18 pm
I'm not a big fan of hip hop either, nor country. :P
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Post by: Nightstar699 on September 20, 2009, 06:55:21 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyS4hk-jnh4&feature=player_profilepage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXoDbZMa-jk&feature=player_profilepage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-UqD7yvqS0

probably the 3 best game songs evah!!!!
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Post by: cubelmariomadness on September 21, 2009, 01:25:16 pm
Big nose freaks out has no music! Well at least on the first and second level. I haven't played past there.
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Post by: PatMan33 on September 22, 2009, 11:09:54 am
Oh dear oh dear... so many wrong answers in this topic. But a few of you got some correct. :P

Let's throw Yoshi's Island onto the pile.
Title: Re: Best video game music?
Post by: Jedi Master Baiter on September 22, 2009, 12:49:23 pm
Quote from: PatMan33 on September 22, 2009, 11:09:54 am
Let's throw Yoshi's Island onto the pile.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, WRONG!

Go back to your hole & never reproduce, you're lower than wale snot at the bottom of the ocean, your mom's a whore.[/rant]

JK :P, but seriously, I hate seeing "wrong" in any kind of conversation - especially strict-opinionated ones.  And what's so awesome about Yoshi's Island?
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Post by: PatMan33 on September 22, 2009, 02:20:56 pm
Quote from: Jedi QuestMaster on September 22, 2009, 12:49:23 pm
I hate seeing "wrong" in any kind of conversation - especially strict-opinionated ones.


Oh exactly, that's why I did it because there's no possible reason how any of this could be wrong. Well, except for Nintendodork...

:)

I nominate Yoshi's Island because I enjoy the somewhat offbeat feel to it. Plus the music never really gets old. It isn't in your face like in some games and most of the time you forget it's even there. And also because it is the correct answer.
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Post by: nintendodork on September 22, 2009, 02:53:59 pm
D:  You don't like Camerica music? 
Title: Re: Best video game music?
Post by: Jedi Master Baiter on September 22, 2009, 03:54:08 pm
Yeah, that's very uncamerican of you.
Title: Re: Best video game music?
Post by: PatMan33 on September 24, 2009, 11:39:02 am
My intake of freedom and liberty is enough to offset that.


**EDIT**
Kirby's Dream Course for the Super Nintendo had some interesting tunes in it.
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Post by: cubelmariomadness on September 26, 2009, 07:25:18 am
No, I love Camerica music, Bignose Freaks Out has no music though.
I think. I only played the first level, if you're talking to me. I love the other games though. :)
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Post by: nintendodork on September 26, 2009, 07:34:47 am
No, I would've quoted you if I were talking to you.  My comment was aimed towards PatMan33
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Post by: cubelmariomadness on September 26, 2009, 07:46:19 am
Huh, I didn't realize he said anything about Camerica.
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Post by: Toneman on September 26, 2009, 09:53:04 am
Ugh....no offense but Camerica arpeggios make my ears bleed....
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Post by: cubelmariomadness on September 26, 2009, 10:02:00 am
Hey, we all have different tastes.
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Post by: MS-DOS4 on September 26, 2009, 11:18:57 am
This is very up-beat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7wfFbLwL6o

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Post by: PatMan33 on September 26, 2009, 11:30:18 am
The Paper Mario series (or at least the first two) are very underrated, especially when it comes to their music. Thousand Year Door more or less nailed it with a wide range of quirky and fun tunes but the boss battles are where the soundtrack really comes alive. Take, for instance, Macho Grubba's theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFKrhiKrbHo) and Bowser's theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_xMF3nbqDs).

Props to Magnus von Grapple (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlatYTce6G4), as well.
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Post by: NintendoKing on May 16, 2010, 06:08:53 am
I really like the music played in the game "Shadowgate", it has wonderful tunes playing all the way through.
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Post by: FamicomFreak on May 16, 2010, 03:44:05 pm
I do agree with the Shadowgate music gremlin you got me into it!
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Post by: PatMan33 on May 17, 2010, 09:09:56 am
The BIT.TRIP series of games on WiiWare tend to have pretty great music. It's all chiptunes and it's all fun! The games themselves are awesome (but hard) too.

The most recent game just came out today, too! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7f7OZpuffM)
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Post by: nintendodork on May 18, 2010, 09:12:18 am
I really need to check those out.  They seem fun.  I also like the Mushihimesama (not Futari. The original) final boss music. You guys should look it up. I'll post a link when I get home.
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Post by: 2A03 on May 18, 2010, 10:34:53 am
Quote from: Toneman on September 26, 2009, 09:53:04 am
Ugh....no offense but Camerica arpeggios make my ears bleed....

A lot of old games produced in Europe seem to have those arpeggios too. I think they did it in an attempt to have chords, but it just doesn't work IMO.

Anyway, I've got a lot of favorite game soundtracks, but my favs right now are Darius, Gaiares, Valis III (the Genesis version), The Ninja Warriors, and Midnight Resistance (the Genesis version).
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Post by: FamicomRetroGamer on May 19, 2010, 10:49:37 am
Keith Apicary - Neo Geo

And there's a new one coming out in sometime, I can't wait to listen and download it. ;D
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Post by: nensondubois on May 19, 2010, 02:25:08 pm
The entire Blast Corps soundtrack.
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Post by: petik1 on September 30, 2010, 03:13:51 pm
I think this is in need of a bump.

I definately love nitro man's theme in Mega Man 10.

Quote from: PatMan33 on September 26, 2009, 11:30:18 am
The Paper Mario series (or at least the first two) are very underrated, especially when it comes to their music.


The opening of the original is very nostalgic for me.

Another underrated one is Stage 1 theme in Android Assault on the sega CD. Love the guitar part the most.
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Post by: linkzpikachu on September 30, 2010, 06:15:46 pm
must i say to end this discusion: anything koji kondo, 'nuff said